|
UCSC professor creates HIV database to share valuable information (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
A UC Santa Cruz professor who worked on clinical trials for a potential HIV vaccine has created a database that will allow researchers access to the findings of the study as they search for a potential cure to the lethal virus.
(May 30, 2008)
TMO Renewables and Integrated Genomics Extend Cellulosic Ethanol Research Collaboration (Centre Daily Times)
Integrated Genomics, Inc., a leader in microbial genomic informatics and TMO Renewables Limited, a leader in the production of ethanol from biomass, announced today that they have signed an agreement to extend their collaboration on the discovery of cellulosic bioethanol production systems.
(May 30, 2008)
Fledgling Scripps facility gets $20 million NIH grant (San Diego Union-Tribune)
LA JOLLA – The Scripps Translational Science Institute in La Jolla received a $20 million, five-year grant yesterday. The award propelled the institute – founded last year – into an expanding group of federally funded research centers focused on turning laboratory findings into treatments for patients.
(May 30, 2008)
Ipsogen Launches MapQuant Dx(TM) Genomic Grade Test to Identify Breast Cancer Patients who Benefit From Chemotherapy (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Ipsogen SA , a cancer profiler that markets molecular diagnostic assays for leukaemia announced today that it is entering the breast cancer diagnostic market with the European launch of MapQuant Dx Genomic Grade.
(May 30, 2008)
NIH Expands National Consortium Dedicated To Transforming Clinical And Translational Research, USA (Medical News Today)
Fourteen academic health centers in 11 states are the latest members of the National Institutes of Health's Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) consortium.
(May 30, 2008)
Medical community at war over cousin marriage (Politics.co.uk via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Deep rifts are occurring in the medical community over an appropriate response to Britain's level of cousin marriage.
(May 30, 2008)
Affymetrix Technology Powers First Genomic Tumor Grading Test for Breast Cancer (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SANTA CLARA, Calif.----Affymetrix Inc. today announced that its technology powers the Ipsogen MapQuant Dx™ Genomic Grade, the first genomic test designed to provide a more precise measurement of tumor grade than previous techniques.
(May 30, 2008)
An Enzyme That Binds Differently To Male And Female Sex Chromosomes Helps Males To Make Up For Their X Chromosome ... (Medical News Today)
Researchers from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany, and the EMBL-European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) in Hinxton, UK, have revealed new insights into how sex chromosomes are regulated. A chromatin modifying enzyme helps compensate for the fact that males have only one copy of the sex chromosome X, while females have two.
(May 30, 2008)
Structure Of XPD Sheds Light On Cancer And Aging (Medical News Today)
The protein XPD is one component of an essential repair mechanism that maintains the integrity of DNA.
(May 30, 2008)
Study reveals how males make up for their X chromosome shortage (New Kerala)
Washington, May 30 : Uncovering new insights into how sex chromosomes are regulated, researchers at European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany, and the EMBL-European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) in Hinxton, UK, have found that an enzyme, called MOF, binds differently to male and female sex chromosomes and thus helps males to make up for their X chromosome shortage.
(May 30, 2008)
Ipsogen Launches MapQuant Dx Genomic Grade Test To Identify Breast Cancer Patients Who Benefit From Chemotherapy (BioresearchOnline)
Ipsogen SA, a cancer profiler that markets molecular diagnostic assays for leukaemia announced today that it is entering the breast cancer diagnostic market with the European launch of MapQuant Dx Genomic Grade
(May 30, 2008)
Fledgling Scripps facility gets $20 million NIH grant (San Diego Union-Tribune)
LA JOLLA – The Scripps Translational Science Institute in La Jolla received a $20 million, five-year grant yesterday. The award propelled the institute – founded last year – into an expanding group of federally funded research centers focused on turning laboratory findings into treatments for patients.
(May 30, 2008)
X Chromosome Exposed (BioresearchOnline)
Researchers from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany, and the EMBL-European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) in Hinxton, UK, have revealed new insights into how sex chromosomes are regulated
(May 30, 2008)
The Structure Of XPD Sheds Light On Cancer And Aging (BioresearchOnline)
The protein XPD is one component of an essential repair mechanism that maintains the integrity of DNA. XPD is unique, however, in that pinpoint mutations of this single protein are responsible for three different human diseases: in xeroderma pigmentosum, extreme sensitivity to sunlight promotes cancer; Cockayne syndrome involves stunted growth and premature aging; trichothiodystrophy, ...
(May 30, 2008)
UCLA/VA Scientists Identify Genetic Cause For A Type Of Childhood Epilepsy (BioresearchOnline)
Imagine "blanking out" of consciousness up to 200 times daily while you're learning in a classroom, playing baseball, taking ballet lessons or riding a bike
(May 30, 2008)
Genetic Cause For A Type Of Childhood Epilepsy Identified By UCLA/VA Scientists (Medical News Today)
Imagine "blanking out" of consciousness up to 200 times daily while you're learning in a classroom, playing baseball, taking ballet lessons or riding a bike. This is a common occurrence in the life of a child with childhood absence epilepsy (CAE).
(May 30, 2008)
Input Needed from the Research Community to Choose Standard Measures for Genomics Research (Newswise)
As part of a collaborative effort to better understand the relationships among genetics, environment, health and disease, RTI International seeks expertise from the scientific community to help establish a standard set of core measures for genome-wide association studies and other large-scale genomic research efforts.
(May 30, 2008)
MammaPrint(R) Breast Cancer Test Provides Valuable Insight for Personalized Treatment Decisions (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Agendia BV, a world leader in the rapidly evolving field of molecular diagnostics, announced today that data from two studies involving its MammaPrint® breast cancer prognosis test will be presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology's annual meeting.
(May 30, 2008)
Signature Genomic Laboratories Announces Relocation to New Building (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SPOKANE, Wash.----Signature Genomic Laboratories announced that it will be relocating its headquarters and laboratory to a new building in north Spokane June 2nd. The new headquarters provides the wet-laboratory and administrative space necessary to accommodate Signature's rapid growth.
(May 30, 2008)
Berkeley event to honor missing scientist Jim Gray (Los Angeles Times)
(May 30, 2008)
Fujifilm's Flight of Pharmacy (BusinessWeek)
Execs wanted to use Fujifilm technology to help others. With film sales slowing, the move into pharma is helping to generate big revenues
(May 30, 2008)
Bacteria May Be Linked to SIDS (CBS News)
Bacterial infection has long been suspected of playing a role in sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), and now new research from the U.K. appears to bolster the theory.
(May 30, 2008)
Researchers Pinpoint Gene Mutations Responsible for 10 Percent of Schizophrenia (Newswise)
Scans of the genome of patients with schizophrenia have revealed rare spontaneous copy number mutations that account for at least 10 percent of the non-familial cases of the disease. Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center describe specific genetic mutations present in individuals who have schizophrenia, but not present in their biological parents who do not have the disease. These ...
(May 30, 2008)
Scripps Receives $20 Million to Speed the Pace of Research (San Diego Business Journal)
A highly competitive National Institutes of Health grant designed to accelerate the pace of moving basic science from the laboratory to the patient will give the Scripps Translational Science Institute access to $20 million over five years.
(May 30, 2008)
Volcanic bug aids 'Children of the Moon' (PhysOrg)
Scientists probing an ancient microbe have shed new light on a rare condition that causes acute sensitivity to the sun.
(May 30, 2008)
Bacteria May Be Linked to SIDS (MedicineNet.com)
Title: Bacteria May Be Linked to SIDS Category: Health News Created: 5/30/2008 Last Editorial Review: 5/30/2008
(May 30, 2008)
X chromosome exposed (News-Medical-Net)
An enzyme that binds differently to male and female sex chromosomes helps males to make up for their X chromosome shortage.
(May 30, 2008)
International Computer Science Institute renews lease in Berkeley (BizJournals)
The International Computer Science Institute has renewed the lease on its office in Berkeley.
(May 30, 2008)
Gene Signature Profile For Metastasis Discovered (Science Daily)
Researchers have identified a common signature of tiny, specific pieces of non-coding genetic material known as microRNAs (miRNAs) that may be directly involved in the spread of cancer. The findings may represent a novel diagnostic tool in characterizing gene targets in metastatic cancer.
(May 30, 2008)
Alheimer's conference draws massive crowd : Local News (YourWestValley.com)
If conference attendance is a measure of the impact Alzheimer's disease has on a community, the effect of the disease on Arizona is staggering.
(May 31, 2008)
A New Way To Look At Lung Cancer And Tobacco Carcinogens (Science Daily)
Previous studies have shown how polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons damage DNA, with the emphasis on how PAHs bind directly to DNA itself, leading to the mutations in critical genes that cause disease. Now, researchers have shown that PAHs, via oxidative stress, can also led to mutations in critical genes important in lung cancer.
(May 31, 2008)
Feds chip in $400,000 for shellfish research (Nanaimo Daily News)
With $400,000 in federal funding, Dr. Helen Gurney-Smith wants to find out exactly what it means to be as happy as a clam.
(May 31, 2008)
Vallejo, Benicia students honored for Web pages (Vallejo Times-Herald)
About 15 students from Benicia High and 12 from Hogan High joined dozens more Wednesday evening at the Teen Biotech Challenge 2008 awards banquet. Hosted yearly by the University of California, Davis, the event encourages high school students to demonstrate their
(May 31, 2008)
UNC medical geneticist cautions against rushing into genetic testing (EurekAlert!)
CHAPEL HILL – Just because scientific advances now allow individuals to learn their genetic make-up doesn't mean they should rush into genetic testing in hopes of making revolutionary improvements to their health, cautions a geneticist and practicing physician at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
(May 31, 2008)
The Genetic Detectives (Newsweek)
A new government program will study, diagnose and ultimately treat people with mysterious diseases.
(May 31, 2008)
IU, Purdue get $25M medical research grant (Fort Wayne News-Sentinel)
INDIANAPOLIS #8212; A $25 million federal grant announced Thursday will fund a new institute devoted to quickly moving promising research by Indiana University and Purdue University scientists from the laboratory to the marketplace.
(May 31, 2008)
|
